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Hermitage Fine Art

860 - MARCH OF THE URAL COSSACKS THROUGH BOHEMIA IN JULY 1799 [MAR…
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Estimate €400 - €500
Description
MARCH OF THE URAL COSSACKS THROUGH BOHEMIA IN JULY 1799 [MARCH OF THE URAL COSSACKS THROUGH BOHEMIA IN JULY 1799] 1800 Lithograph, hand-coloured. Signed lower left and dated 1800. Title in German along the lower edge. Print 49 x 67.5 cm; sheet 58 x 96.4 cm; frame 70.7 x 109.1 cm. In a wooden frame. Large tears along the left margin. The lithograph is based on the painting ‘Cossacks of the Urals’ by C. Hess, produced in 1799 during A.V. Suvorov’s Swiss campaign. It depicts the Ural Cossack army led by its last elected ataman, the future Major-General David Martemianovich Borodino (1760–1830). Carl Adolph Heinrich Hess (1769–1849), a German painter, draughtsman, lithographer and engraver specialising in battle scenes and animals. At the buyer’s request, we would be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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